Mingle and semester planning meeting, open to members and people interested in the association.

WHEN: January 26th, 6PM-7PM

WHERE: PSYC room 108  see map here

BRSA will soon need a new webmaster. We thought it would be best to make this transition while I (the 'old' webmaster) am still around.

Thanks to our work with Student Activities IT people, the next webmaster won't have to know a whole bunch of stuff. To keep this going, you only have to:

- know how to blog
- know how to send an e-mail and
- be able to use facebook.

Remember this is an EASY way to give back to our community. 
I speak from experience when I say that information can make a HUGE difference in the lives of students and visiting professors that come to Bryan/College Station. I'm sure many of you would agree. So please give it a thought when I say these 1-2 hours/week can be super important for someone even a few thousand miles away.

Interested > email us at brsa@brsa.tamu.edu or myself at adalmolin arroba tamu.edu

Also, just to make sure you know - this work is VOLUNTEER.

Thank you,

Ana

IT officer/webmaster

http://www.economist.com/node/17851421

"POPULAR with foreigners looking for sun, sea and samba, Brazil wants to turn itself into a hot destination for seekers of science. Though its own bright graduates still head to Europe or the United States for PhDs or post-doctoral fellowships, nowadays that is more because science is an international affair than because they cannot study at home. The country wants more of them to return afterwards, and for the traffic to become two-way."

Comments from G1: http://g1.globo.com/platb/espiral/2011/01/18/fora-da-caverna/

CBS news/documentary show 60-minutes turned its attention to Brazil in the program that aired 12.dec.2010. The show does feature its already famous fierce criticism, but also notes several positive aspects that are often forgotten by International media. The official broadcast with comments and extras can be found at the CBS web site here and a segment is embedded below.

There is also a subtitled version floating around in youtube.

The 3.dec.2010 issue of Science Magazine has a full section dedicated to Brazilian science.

Listen to the podcast here

You can browse the articles here.

The 28/july issue of Nature magazine features Brazilian advancements in the production of food and exports.

Read it at the Nature web site the news feature:

Food: The global farm. Nature 466, 554-556 (2010) | doi:10.1038/466554a

(English below)

Read the complete source texts:
Jornal da Ciência - Jun 16th, 2010

CAPES (PDF)

De acordo com a legislação, a partir desta sexta-feira, dia 16/7, os bolsistas da Capes e do CNPq matriculados em programa de pós-graduação no país poderão receber complementação financeira, proveniente de outras fontes, desde que se dediquem a atividades relacionadas à sua área de atuação e de interesse para sua formação acadêmica, científica e tecnológica.

According to the new regulations, students under a scholarship provided by CNPq or CAPES will be allowed to have other income sources, provided that they are related to their research areas and academic, scientific and technological interest.

(English note below)

O ministério das Relações Exteriores realizou a II Conferência Brasileiros no Mundo, no Rio de Janeiro, em 14, 15, 16 de outubro. Também foi criado um web site com o objetivo de ampliar o diálogo entre as comunidades brasileiras e destas com o ministério.

We now have a graphic calendar displaying all your events, Brazilian and American holidays, and some of the campus-wide events!

You can download the scheduled dates to your own calendar / iphone / blackberry / RSS reader, or read it online. 

BRSA Google Calendar

TAMU Calendar